Desperately wanted to like this game more, but ended up quite mixed on it. To its credit, I think this game has a neat spin on history that's fun for series fans, and some of its peaks are legit great, I'm glad we finally got this one in the west. But this is the most I have ever dragged my feet on a RGG title. The substories are probably the weakest in the series and I feel similarly about the other side content offerings, the story feels even more stop-and-start than usual, I wasn't huge on the grind or extra systems... I dunno, it never really clicked the way most of the series did. I enjoyed it overall, but it's low-middle of the pack for me; definitely made me appreciate how far we've come with the Dragon Engine games, flaws and all.